A Year in the Life of the Bowhead Whale

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This film presents the epic journey of bowhead whales as they make their annual migration across the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort Seas. The film takes its narrative and title from the 2013 calendar edited by Steve Okkonen. The vision for this film is to improve public understanding of the iconic bowhead whales and their role in the Pacific Arctic marine ecosystem. It is available in three languages: English, Inupiaq, and St. Lawrence Island Yupik.